The IRA terrorists were on the verge of defeat, facing possible trial for their crimes when they sought a ceasefire to save their skins.
If the soldiers are to be tried then it has to go all the way to the top. Persecuting people who were put in extremely difficult positions by faceless pen pushers is a disgrace and spineless.
It’s crazy. The IRA just walked away from everything and got early release from prison while we prosecute our own troops. McGuinness gives less than full account to BS enquiry , hardly a word said . Only in U.K.
No it would enforce a very important principle. You can’t shoot civilians dead for no reason, whether or not you are in uniform.
Not convicting sets a more dangerous precedent, allowing British soldiers to participate in mass murder on ‘British soil’ not a good look.
The republicans and loyalists were prosecuted and found guilty, but were released in 1998 because their crimes occurred after March 1972. Bloody Sunday happened in Jan 1972, convict the soldiers, no one is above the law.
So it’s OK to kill if you think it’s in the best interest of the state, Tebbit must agree with Saudi’s killing Khashoggi, Russia trying to kill Skripal, killing is killing